Steel Attack
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Stefan Westerberg and Dennis Vestman formed Mayer's Eve in 1995. The band changed their name to Steel Attack in 1997 due to many coming and going members.The band started out with the style of European power metal bands, with lyrical content about epic battles, dragons and swords mixed with high-pitched vocals. Albums from that time is Where Mankind Fails
Where Mankind Fails
-Credits:*John Allan - Guitar*Andreas de Vera - Drums*Steve Steel - Vocals, Bass*Dennis Vestman - Guitars*Daniel Nummelin - Keyboards *Peter Kronberg - Choir Vocals*Lenny The Rose - Choir Vocals, Vocals on "Island of Gods"...
(1999), Fall into Madness
Fall Into Madness
-Credits:line up:*Steve Steel - vocals & bass*Dennis Vestman - guitar*John Allan Forssén - guitar*Roger Raw - drums*guest: Petri Kuusisto - keyboards*Produced By: Steel Attack and Pelle Saether*Recorded in Studio Underground by Pelle Saether...
(2001) and the album Predator of the Empire
Predator of the Empire
-Album line-up:*Dick Johnson - vocals*John Allan - guitar*Dennis Vestman - guitar*Peter Späth - bass*Mike Stark - drums...
(2003).
However, with a change of vocalist in 2003 (Ronny Hemlin), the band and the 2004 album Enslaved got a new "direction," both musically and lyrically. Their old power metal sound was re-wrought to be more aggressive, and the standard lyrical content of most power metal bands (dragons, swords, etc) was no longer used. Ronny brought more mystical, mature, religion-related lyrics, in order to fit the band's new heavier sound.
With the 2006 release Diabolic Symphony
Diabolic Symphony (album)
Diabolic Symphony is the fifth album by the Swedish power metal band Steel Attack.-Track listing:-Album line-up:*Ronny Hemlin - Vocals*John Allan - Guitar*Johan Jalonen Penn - Guitar*Anden Andersson - Bass...
, the band developed further to include more progressive metal elements. Diabolic Symphony is their most diverse album to date. New to the album was the use of keyboards, which helped to take a big step forward in creating a bigger, epic sound.
During 2007 three members decided to leave the band, Anden Andersson, Tony Elfving and Johan Jalonen. Since then, all three positions have been replaced, namely Johan Löfgren (bass), Peter Morén (drums) and Simon Johansson (guitars).
This new line-up of the band recorded their new album "Carpe DiEnd" during end of 2007/beginning of 2008 and the album was released February 22, 2008 by Massacre Records.
In the beginning of 2009 guitarist Simon Johansson quit the band because of his personal reasons, his replacement was the returning guitarist Johan Jalonen Penn.
On November 23, Steel Attack parted ways with Hemlin, Löfgren, and Morén for reasons beyond their control.
On November 29, the original line up got back to where it all started with from the albums Where Mankind Fails and Fall into Madness.
Current line-up Original Line-up
- Steve Steel (Stefan Westerberg) (1995–2001, 2009-) (Voc & Bass) (Carnal ForgeCarnal ForgeCarnal Forge are a Swedish band, best classified as thrash metal with some melodic death metal influences. The songs tend to be very fast and violent. Their name originates from a song on Carcass's album Heartwork.- Biography :...
, In Thy Dreams, Leech, Asperity, Kryptillusion, 8 Foot Sativa8 Foot Sativa8 Foot Sativa is a New Zealand-based metal band formed in 1998. Their most famous single is their self titled song, "8 Foot Sativa", which was number one on M2's top 12 list for 12 weeks, and stayed on the chart for seven months...
, World Below) - John AllanJohn AllanJohn Allan was a Canadian politician. Allan was the Member of Provincial Parliament for the seat of Hamilton West from 1914 to 1919....
- Guitar (1998-) - Dennis Vestman Guitar (1995–2003, 2009) (Carnal ForgeCarnal ForgeCarnal Forge are a Swedish band, best classified as thrash metal with some melodic death metal influences. The songs tend to be very fast and violent. Their name originates from a song on Carcass's album Heartwork.- Biography :...
, Soulskinner, Grand Design) - Andreas Vollmer Drums (1996–1999, 2000–2001, 2009-)
Former members
Vocals:- Ronny Bengtsson (1995–1996) (Atrocity)
- Steve Steel (Stefan Westerberg) (1995–2001) (Also Bass) (Carnal ForgeCarnal ForgeCarnal Forge are a Swedish band, best classified as thrash metal with some melodic death metal influences. The songs tend to be very fast and violent. Their name originates from a song on Carcass's album Heartwork.- Biography :...
, In Thy Dreams, Leech, Asperity, Kryptillusion, 8 Foot Sativa8 Foot Sativa8 Foot Sativa is a New Zealand-based metal band formed in 1998. Their most famous single is their self titled song, "8 Foot Sativa", which was number one on M2's top 12 list for 12 weeks, and stayed on the chart for seven months...
, World Below) - Dick Johnson (2002–2003)
- Ronny Hemlin (2003–2009) (Lack of Faith, Planet Storm, Tad MoroseTad MoroseTad Morose is a Swedish progressive / power metal band formed in 1991 and led by guitarist Christer 'Krunt' Andersson.-Biography:Their full-length debut was Leaving the Past Behind, a minor hit that established the band within the continental European heavy metal community. Sender of Thoughts was...
)
Guitar:
- Michael Bohlin (1995–1998) (Brejn Dedd)
- Dennis Vestman (1995–2003) (Carnal ForgeCarnal ForgeCarnal Forge are a Swedish band, best classified as thrash metal with some melodic death metal influences. The songs tend to be very fast and violent. Their name originates from a song on Carcass's album Heartwork.- Biography :...
, Soulskinner) - Simon Johansson (2007–2009) (Abstrakt AlgebraAbstrakt AlgebraAbstrakt Algebra was a Swedish experimental metal band with influences from power metal and doom metal. It was founded by bassist Leif Edling in 1994, shortly after his main project Candlemass split up....
, Memory Garden, Fifth Reason, Bibleblack, WolfWolf (band)Wolf is a heavy metal band from Örebro, Sweden. Formed in 1995, the band has since released five albums and toured with Saxon, Tankard and more recently, Trivium.-Members:*Niklas Stålvind - vocals, guitar *Anders G Modd - bass guitar...
)
Bass:
- Freddie (1995–1996)
- Patrick Späth (2002–2003) (Gang Bang, Spanking Nurses, Soulskinner)
- Anden Andersson (2003–2007) (Lack of Faith, Conspiracy, Arcana Major)
- Johan Löfgren (2007–2009) (Tad MoroseTad MoroseTad Morose is a Swedish progressive / power metal band formed in 1991 and led by guitarist Christer 'Krunt' Andersson.-Biography:Their full-length debut was Leaving the Past Behind, a minor hit that established the band within the continental European heavy metal community. Sender of Thoughts was...
, Inmoria)
Drums:
- Andreas de Vera (1996–1999, 2000–2001)
- Roger Raw (1999–2000) (Wombbath)
- Mike Stark (2001–2005) (Into Desolation)
- Tony Elfving (2005–2007)
- Peter MorénPeter Morén (musician)Peter Morén is the current drummer of the bands Tad Morose, Steel Attack and Inmoria. Peter is perhaps most known as being the drummer for the metal band Tad Morose. In the summer of 1994 that band asked Peter to join, and he did. Therefore he left his at that time current band called Bedtime...
(2007–2009)
Discography
| Title | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Where Mankind Fails Where Mankind Fails -Credits:*John Allan - Guitar*Andreas de Vera - Drums*Steve Steel - Vocals, Bass*Dennis Vestman - Guitars*Daniel Nummelin - Keyboards *Peter Kronberg - Choir Vocals*Lenny The Rose - Choir Vocals, Vocals on "Island of Gods"... |
June 6, 1999 | AFM Records AFM Records AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator.... |
| Fall Into Madness Fall Into Madness -Credits:line up:*Steve Steel - vocals & bass*Dennis Vestman - guitar*John Allan Forssén - guitar*Roger Raw - drums*guest: Petri Kuusisto - keyboards*Produced By: Steel Attack and Pelle Saether*Recorded in Studio Underground by Pelle Saether... |
June 16, 2001 | AFM Records AFM Records AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator.... |
| Predator Of The Empire Predator of the Empire -Album line-up:*Dick Johnson - vocals*John Allan - guitar*Dennis Vestman - guitar*Peter Späth - bass*Mike Stark - drums... |
April 15, 2003 | Arise Records |
| Enslaved | October 8, 2004 | Arise Records |
| Diabolic Symphony Diabolic Symphony (album) Diabolic Symphony is the fifth album by the Swedish power metal band Steel Attack.-Track listing:-Album line-up:*Ronny Hemlin - Vocals*John Allan - Guitar*Johan Jalonen Penn - Guitar*Anden Andersson - Bass... |
April 21, 2006 | Massacre Records Massacre Records Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal... |
| Carpe DiEnd Carpe DiEnd Swedish metallers Steel Attack's 6th studio album. Three new members joined with this album. A video was shot for the song "Angels" with director Owe Lingvall from Nocturnal Rites.-Track listing:- Album line-up :*Ronny Hemlin - Vocals... |
February 22, 2008 | Massacre Records Massacre Records Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal... |
External links
- Official website
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- Steel Attack @ Hard Waves - Online Metal & Rock Magazine